Buddhism

DMPQ-Highlight the salient features of Mathura school of art during 1st century A.D.

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Mathurā art, style of Buddhist visual art that flourished in the trading and pilgrimage centre of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, from the 2nd century BC to the 12th century AD; its most distinctive contributions were made during the Kushān and Gupta periods (1st–6th century AD). Images in the mottled red sandstone from the nearby Sīkri … Read more DMPQ-Highlight the salient features of Mathura school of art during 1st century A.D.

Archeological sites of Andhra Pradesh

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Archeological sites of Andhra Pradesh Bavikonda Bavikonda Buddhist Complex lies about 16 km from Visakhapatnam, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, on a hill about 130 metres above mean sea level. The term Bavikonda in Telugu means a hill of wells. As per its name, Bavikonda is a hill which has wells for the … Read more Archeological sites of Andhra Pradesh

Complete History of andhrapradesh (focussing on Vedic age to Gupta Period) 1

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Early History of Andhra Pradesh The Satavahanas There are several references about an Andhra kingdom and a people called Andhras in the Sanskrit epics Mahabharata and Ramayana, Puranas, and Buddhist Jataka Tales. Rukmini from the Mahabharata hailed from Vidarbha, the Kingdom stretching through the Deccan Plateau, around the Vindhya ranges which includes the present day … Read more Complete History of andhrapradesh (focussing on Vedic age to Gupta Period) 1